Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 29,178, Nathaniel Gillpatrick, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Gillpatrick, Nathaniel
S 29.178
CONTENTS

1048
Maine
Nathaniel Gillpatrick
Kennebunk in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the Company commanded
Captain Merrill of the ————— commanded
Col d Brewer in the Massachusetts
for —————
and in the company com'd
by Captain Merrill of the Reg't
com'd by Col Brewer Eight mont.
inscribed on the Roll of Maine
the rate of $33 - Dollars 33 Cents per annum
commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of October 1832 and sent to C.E. Bourne Kennebunk Me
arrears to 14th of Sept. 1832 - 49.99
emigrant allowance ending 4th Mo: 1833 16.66
$66.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E.D. Buelark Clerk, book D, Vol. 1 st Page 60.

Walthamiel Gillpatrick
a per W o 2.598 on the pension list suggested to be another person,
admit
private
$ 33.33
sent to the Edward E. Bourne
Keenebrink post has

11 May 1778 8 hrs 11 May 1779 -
State of Maine.
Maine District COUNTY OF YORK, SS.
ON this seventh day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the District Court of the United States  for Maine District now sitting at Kennebec  Nathaniel Gillpatrick a resident of Kennebec in the county of York and State of Maine aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. He enlisted in the Month of May 1777 for the term of two months, in a company of Massachusetts militia, under the command of Captain Abel Moulton - of which James Burnham was Lieutenant and Ebenezer Patten Ensign. He was stationed at Providence during the whole time. There were a number of companies there but he does not know as they were attached to any regiment. General Greene was said to be there but he never saw him. Samuel Treadwell was Sargeant. He served said two months and was honorably discharged. In April or May 1778 he was drafted to serve eight months in the Continental army and went to Fort Hill where he was placed under the subaltern officers - then to West Point where they drew their guns - then to White Plains where they were put into the company of Captain Daniel Merrill, of which Lemuel Miller was Lieutenant and John Pray Ensign - said company was in Colonel Brewer's Regiment, of General Patterson's Brigade - they then marched to Danbury, Hartford - West Hartford - then back to Fort Hill then to West Point where he staid his time out and was discharged. An discharge was given to six of them, and was taken by Abraham Kimball of Lyman, who was a Pensioner under the law of 1818 and is now dead. It was nearly nine months from the time he left home, until he reached home again. He was born in Wells Aug 27. 1760 - does not know any record of his birth - has lived in that part of Wells now called Kennebec ever since his birth.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
SWORN TO, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Attest Asahel Warr Judge of the U.S. for the Dist. of Maine
WE, George W. Wells , a clergyman, residing in the town of Kennebec and Samuel Emerson , residing in the town of Kennebec , hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Gillpatrick , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
SWORN TO, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Attest Asahel Warr Judge of the U.S. for the Dist. of Maine
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that George W. Wells , who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Kennebec , and that Samuel Emerson , who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Kennebec and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, John Nussey , clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Gillpatrick for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this seventh day of August A.D. 1832
John Nussey Clerk U.S. Courts

Lieut. Miller in Nath l Gullpatul

I Samuel Miller of Kennelunk Port, (formerly Amherst) in the County of York Gentleman, eighty one years of age do on oath testify and declare that I was Lieutenant in the continental army of the Massachusetts line in the year 1778 - I was in the company under the command of Capt Daniel Merrill of Colonel Brewsters Regiment and General Patersons Brigade. We were at Danbury, Hartford. West Hartford. First Hill once West Point when we went into Winter Quarters. I do further testify and declare that Nathaniel Greenleaf then of Wells, now Kennelunk, was a private in said company during the whole of said term - and was honorably discharged - and I have no doubt he was with us as long as the eight months, though I do not remember the month when he entered the company or when he was discharged - Samuel Miller
Special District Court August 7, 1832
Sworn to in Court
Attest John Mussey Clerk

Samuel Griswold for Walters Giffard

I Samuel Treadwell of Kennebec in the County of York and State of Maine Husbandman eighty years of age, do on oath testify and declare that I was Sergeant in a company of Militia in the service of the United States, in the year 1777, having enlisted for two months - and was at Providence during the whole of said time - The company was commanded by Captain Abel Moulton of York - James Bruntman was Lieutenant and Hance Patten Ensign - There were a number of companies there - I do further testify that Nathan Gilpatrick then of Wells, now Kennebec, was a private in said company and did duty therein during the said two months and was honorably discharged - I believe the officers are all dead - The service was in the summer or warm weather. Samuel Treadwell
Signed & sworn to before
Asahel Ware
Aug. 7. 1832
Judge of the Probate Court for the District of Maine
I certify that the above named document Samuel Treadwell is a true copy of the original now in the custody of the Probate Court.
Asahel Ware Judge
July 20 th .

29 178 INVALID. Rev
File No. 29, 178
Nathaniel Gillpatrick His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 154
[Arrangement of 1870.]